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Best Brew Guide: Filtru Coffee
Spirograph Limited · 3,718 ratings · ★ 4.8
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Top complaints - extracted from 24 negative reviews
Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.
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"update"
8 negative reviews mention this · 33% of all complaints
★★★★★ "New update is weird. So there was a couple UX improvements for this update but mostly new problems. I have ~700 brews with one particular method and the history function won’t load anymore. The recipe has a timer at the end now where you can capture the drawd…" - David@space
2
"brew"
7 negative reviews mention this · 29% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Limited, UI is bad.. Extremely limited, unless you buy a subscription. UI is not very intuitive, and the fonts wont fit the screen properly (iphone 14 Pro). I could connect to a BT scale, but the brew/tare process was confusing. No Hario Switch on methods. I fi…" - jocasc133
3
"coffee"
6 negative reviews mention this · 25% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Non-Functional without Pro. Filtru is an app that is completely pay to use, other than entering coffee there are no actual user capabilities, one would typically see in an app trying to get folk subscribe to pro." - neokuji
4
"features"
5 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Great idea, too pricey. I love the idea of this app. It has many great features, but almost all of them (including espresso) are locked behind a subscription or a very pricey one time purchase. I love the idea but I wish I could have a more affordable option." - Drybread1234
5
"scale"
5 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Limited, UI is bad.. Extremely limited, unless you buy a subscription. UI is not very intuitive, and the fonts wont fit the screen properly (iphone 14 Pro). I could connect to a BT scale, but the brew/tare process was confusing. No Hario Switch on methods. I fi…" - jocasc133
6
"water"
5 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Many numbers are too small. I fired up the app this morning for the first time in quite a while only to find out there’s been a complete redesign. After navigating my way to, and past, the start Brew screen I was looking for, I got started. The new design seems less i…" - 530Steamnut
7
"trying"
5 negative reviews mention this · 21% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Unable to add brew methods. I can get to the "Most Popular" brew methods screen, but tapping on any of them does nothing. Returning to the home screen of the app after trying to add a brew method causes the app to become unresponsive." - darumakku
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"screen"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Limited, UI is bad.. Extremely limited, unless you buy a subscription. UI is not very intuitive, and the fonts wont fit the screen properly (iphone 14 Pro). I could connect to a BT scale, but the brew/tare process was confusing. No Hario Switch on methods. I fi…" - jocasc133
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"guide"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Not really for Aeropress users. When creating brew guide recipe there are none of the Aeropress specific tasks available like plug or press with a timer." - Gtduser13
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"recipes"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Broken after update. I can’t start the brew from both saved brews or new recipes. No fix even after reinstalling." - morris0429
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"steps"
4 negative reviews mention this · 17% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Broken/unusable and the Pro ads are annoying. Update: same bugs & issues still persist making Filtru unusable. Funniest thing yet is a pointless “Year In Coffee” update released today crashed the app. Instead of fixing major existing bugs and UI problems, they add a new feature that is…" - Bizzy Beep
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"idea"
3 negative reviews mention this · 13% of all complaints
★★★★★ "Great idea, too pricey. I love the idea of this app. It has many great features, but almost all of them (including espresso) are locked behind a subscription or a very pricey one time purchase. I love the idea but I wish I could have a more affordable option." - Drybread1234
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Limited, UI is bad.
Extremely limited, unless you buy a subscription. UI is not very intuitive, and the fonts wont fit the screen properly (iphone 14 Pro). I could connect to a BT scale, but the brew/tare process was confusing. No Hario Switch on methods. I find bean conqueror superior.
Horrible
I’m paying for Pro and it doesn’t recognize that I have an account
Unable to add brew methods
I can get to the "Most Popular" brew methods screen, but tapping on any of them does nothing.
Returning to the home screen of the app after trying to add a brew method causes the app to become unresponsive.
Returning to the home screen of the app after trying to add a brew method causes the app to become unresponsive.
Non-Functional without Pro
Filtru is an app that is completely pay to use, other than entering coffee there are no actual user capabilities, one would typically see in an app trying to get folk subscribe to pro.
broken
app won’t even open anymore, and it looks like I’m not the only one having issues with the newest update.
worse update ruin my coffee
so
Broken after update
I can’t start the brew from both saved brews or new recipes. No fix even after reinstalling.
The update made this app terrible
I put in my usual instructions of a Bonmac at a water weight of 490g, but the instructions did not update and instead directed me to make a 250g cup. This didn't change no matter what water weight I put. Plus you can no longer skip forwards.
Broken/unusable and the Pro ads are annoying
Update: same bugs & issues still persist making Filtru unusable. Funniest thing yet is a pointless “Year In Coffee” update released today crashed the app. Instead of fixing major existing bugs and UI problems, they add a new feature that is superficial and bugged.
Original: The latest update has broken all the guides. One I made years ago now has duplicates of steps and are in random order. Worse yet I can’t edit the guide without the app crashing or the “save changes” button being grayed out. Totally unusable. They ruined their app with the latest update and it now has annoying “Pro” features advertised everywhere.
Original: The latest update has broken all the guides. One I made years ago now has duplicates of steps and are in random order. Worse yet I can’t edit the guide without the app crashing or the “save changes” button being grayed out. Totally unusable. They ruined their app with the latest update and it now has annoying “Pro” features advertised everywhere.
Acaia scale integration not useful
I tried to use this app with my Acaia scale for both espresso and a Hario V60 pour over.
The initial recommendations of grams per cup and water ratios resulted in weak coffee in both cases.
The part that guides through pour over was also incorrect: too much water for the initial pour, and then although it showed the total weight from the scale, it ignored the value and prompted to pour water either before or after it was needed. Finally, the guide finished before the pouring was done.
If your trying to use a scale effectively, this isn’t the app.
The initial recommendations of grams per cup and water ratios resulted in weak coffee in both cases.
The part that guides through pour over was also incorrect: too much water for the initial pour, and then although it showed the total weight from the scale, it ignored the value and prompted to pour water either before or after it was needed. Finally, the guide finished before the pouring was done.
If your trying to use a scale effectively, this isn’t the app.
Great idea, too pricey
I love the idea of this app. It has many great features, but almost all of them (including espresso) are locked behind a subscription or a very pricey one time purchase. I love the idea but I wish I could have a more affordable option.
Many numbers are too small
I fired up the app this morning for the first time in quite a while only to find out there’s been a complete redesign. After navigating my way to, and past, the start Brew screen I was looking for, I got started. The new design seems less intuitive than the prior format. The most important thing I needed was the rate of water edition, as I had developed a bad habit of pouring over too quickly, but the numbers were so small I could barely see them. An all too common typical “redesign“ leading to typical disappointment and now my loss of confidence in these operators.
Great idea, but..
insanely buggy!! for a not so small price!
Not really for Aeropress users
When creating brew guide recipe there are none of the Aeropress specific tasks available like plug or press with a timer.
App costs
It is frustrating to not see costs until the app is downloaded then to get the surprise that in three days you will be hit with charges.
New update is weird
So there was a couple UX improvements for this update but mostly new problems. I have ~700 brews with one particular method and the history function won’t load anymore. The recipe has a timer at the end now where you can capture the drawdown time but it is awkward to use and continues to pull scale data, and prompts you to “save changes” each time or it dumps the history data. Which I can’t even look at anymore.
Consistently Moving Features
Not sure what happened but in the most recent update you don’t appear to have the ability to browse or easily find recipes from other users. I think this is one of more interesting functions of the app but it seems to be becoming increasingly complicated and moved behind a paywall for Pro.
All show little go
If you have a Bluetooth scale, and a refractometer, and you’re actually trying to profile and tweak espresso then this app is likely fairly great as it supports all those features.
But as a more useful tool, i.e. tracking grinds in volumes and output volumes, it fails. mainly because you have to specify your output volume or weight ahead of time, and after you pull a shot you cannot tweak it. In other words, it does not let you actually record what happened with each shot in a stepwise fashion. I compare to the side by side of being conqueror which lets you do just that. This is important if you’re trying to iterate by grinds or input volume she got the correct output as often recommended from the better third wave roasters.
Also the brew guides are very rudimentary
But as a more useful tool, i.e. tracking grinds in volumes and output volumes, it fails. mainly because you have to specify your output volume or weight ahead of time, and after you pull a shot you cannot tweak it. In other words, it does not let you actually record what happened with each shot in a stepwise fashion. I compare to the side by side of being conqueror which lets you do just that. This is important if you’re trying to iterate by grinds or input volume she got the correct output as often recommended from the better third wave roasters.
Also the brew guides are very rudimentary
Love the app… please fix the bug
New filtru update? Better syncing with scale & coffee bag detection? All wonderful.
One fatal flaw… every time I multitask with Filtru to another app and return back, my phone restarts! Seriously every time. Please check if you’re dividing by 0 anywhere.
I tested this by deleting filtru and my phone didn’t restart by itself every morning until I reinstalled filtru and tried app switching again.
One fatal flaw… every time I multitask with Filtru to another app and return back, my phone restarts! Seriously every time. Please check if you’re dividing by 0 anywhere.
I tested this by deleting filtru and my phone didn’t restart by itself every morning until I reinstalled filtru and tried app switching again.
It’s a great app until…
I really was enjoying the app and it helped me but now since I have to pay monthly subscription I feel frustrated and I don’t think it’s essential and worthwhile.
Great potential - but big guide edit problem
This app works well but does not allow me to edit any of my own guide entries. It looks like they edit but as soon as you go back into the guide the edits are gone. I’ve had to completely delete and start over to make any change.
Great Concept, Amateur Execution
This is exactly the app that I’ve been looking for. Some of the features work so well and I love the timer functions with the recipe on screen. I wish it would just work more intuitively in some areas. Text input is clunky and some buttons will display partially off screen for me with no way to move it. All my gripes are UI and compatibility improvements. I’d be happy to rate 5 stars once I see these improvements to the user experience! Almost a perfect app!
Edited: Lowered to two star because of bugs in recipe creation. Please make all possible steps available at all times, and remove blocks for “not enough water” they’re not functional.
Edited: Lowered to two star because of bugs in recipe creation. Please make all possible steps available at all times, and remove blocks for “not enough water” they’re not functional.
Could be so much better
The idea behind this app is a good one. The execution, however, needs work. Trying to create your own recipes is a total frustration. I wish the developers would release all the dependencies and just let you customize the ratios and steps the way you want.
Would like to see the ability to set coffee amount and water independently of ratio
App seems slick, but I can’t use my own ratio that doesn’t fit the set ones on the app. What if I want to brew 18g to 500g water? It won’t let me.
Also when creating your own recipes the system is clunky, I can’t add steps without being forced to specify parameters like duration
Also when creating your own recipes the system is clunky, I can’t add steps without being forced to specify parameters like duration
Sentiment summary
95%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
3%
Negative (1-2★)